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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 1d

Today is #LatinaEqualPayDay, the day when Latina pay catches up to what White men made last year alone.

That’s $0.54 to $1.

A union contract is how we start to close the wage gap so Latina women get the equal pay, dignity and respect they deserve.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 1d

"It is not hyperbole to say that the future of higher education in America requires that every university reject it. If any schools capitulate, the pressure will be enormous on all to fold. The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher" ed.

Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 5d

Chemerinsky: The Trump extortion demands are unconstitutional as well as odious (gift link). Me: Any school that signs must be shunned, faculty affected must walk. No room for this.

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 3d

Impeach. Remove. Get this sorry, sick old man to a (real!) doctor. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

www.theguardian.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

Trump’s regime is deploying unaccountable masked men into the hearts of our communities to spread fear.

We must stand together against fascist ICE raids. Join an event near you for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 4d

Watch for #100smallpress Dec. 1 on LitHub. I read some terrific books this year, look forward to seeing the full list. @miriamgershow.bsky.social

Graphic of a stack of books, spines out, announcing the December 1st release of 2025 100 Notable Small Press Books list.

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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 9d

The big tent we need is reproductive freedom for ALL. Period. Women’s lives are not some disposable fringe issue to be pitched overboard out of some kind of misguided “strategy” read. jessica.substack.com/p/ezra-klein...

Ezra Klein is Wrong About Abortion

Abortion *is* a big tent issue

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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 13d

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Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender people

www.theguardian.com

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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 14d

90% of US families will be worse off due to the Big Billionaire Bonanza bill www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump wants to rebrand his tax bill as the ‘Working Families Tax Cut’. Don’t be fooled | Steven Greenhouse

The budget measure will hurt poor people and boost rich people. It should really be called the Billionaires’ Tax Cut Act

www.theguardian.com

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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 16d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How the billionaire class and wealthy landlords are conspiring against Zohran Mamdani

The wealthiest New Yorkers are desperate to rally support – and millions of dollars – for Andrew Cuomo to defeat the democratic socialist

www.theguardian.com

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Robin Marty @robinmarty.com · 17d

Since apparently this needs to be stated again, a reminder that TWO THIRDS OF THE US VOTERS believe abortions should be legal in all or most cases, making it FAR more popular or unifying than Ezra Klein....

Most U.S. adults think abortion should be legal 3 years after Roe was overturned, poll shows

The new findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that about two-thirds of U.S. adults think abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

www.pbs.org

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 17d

DO NOT STOP POUNDING FOR THE TRUTH!!!!

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.

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cchhccaa.bsky.social @cchhccaa.bsky.social · 17d

« I was arrested on the train to Connecticut today, pulled off, handcuffed & detained. An old white woman got on the train & immediately pointed at me & told me to correct how I was sitting. I refused, so she went to the conductor & complained. The conductor called the police & stopped the train »

Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social · 17d

ARRESTED FOR SITTING

www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...

Alex O'Keefe, Award-Winning Black Screenwriter, Pulled From Train After White Woman Objects To How He Was Sitting

Alex O'Keefe, an award-winning Black screenwriter, was pulled from a train by the police after a white woman objected to his posture.

www.blackenterprise.com

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 19d

Oregon has been the national leader on vote-by-mail for decades. Now Donald Trump thinks he can undermine our elections for his own benefit. Hell no.

Trump administration sues Oregon to force it to turn over full information about every state voter

"I look forward to seeing them in court," Oregon's secretary of state said.

www.oregonlive.com

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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 21d

#MakeBillionairesPay

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Women’s March @womensmarch.com · 20d

Women worldwide earn nearly 20% less than men for the same work. On International Equal Pay Day, we demand economic justice—because equal pay is a human right. 💙 #EqualPayDay #GenderJustice #WomensRights #Feminism #MakeBillionairesPay

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 20d

Join us and other activists on Saturday, Sept. 20 for the Make Billionaires Pay March to rally for clean air, clean water, and justice for all.

This is the moment for us to demand a better world for people, wildlife, and the climate ➡️ makebillionairespay.us

#MakeBillionairesPay #StopBigOil

A flyer with the background image of a large crowd of people at a march or rally. White and black text with red and green backgrounds is overlaid on the image. It reads: "Make Billionaires Pay. Sept. 20,2025. NYC and everywhere. Shut down billionaires. Fund our future. Shut down Fascists. Protect migrants and the global majority. Shut down polluters. Defend mother earth."

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 20d

March with us on Saturday 9/20 to defend democracy, immigrant justice, anti-militarism, and a livable climate. #MakeBillionairesPay #MakePollutersPay

Join us in NYC at 12pm ET, or look for an action near you. Sign up at the link below:

Make Billionaires Pay March

March in resistance to Trump's deadly agenda and to fight for a just and livable future for all: join the Make Billionaires Pay March on Saturday, September 20, in New York City and around the country.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23d

Nationwide Protests Saturday (9/20).

Shut down billionaires. Fund our future.

Shut down fascists. Protect migrants and the global majority.

Shut down polluters. Defend Mother Earth.

Trump and billionaires are setting the world on fire. It’s time to #MakeBillionairesPay. Find a protest near you:

Make Billionaires Pay

www.makebillionairespay.us

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Department of Class Solidarity @solidaritydept.bsky.social · 19d

TOMORROW AT 12PM 📆

🔥 Shut down billionaires. Fund our future.
✊ Shut down fascists. Protect migrants and the global majority.
🌍 Shut down polluters. Defend Mother Earth.
🥾 March on the billionaires. #MakeBillionairesPay

RSVP at www.makebillionairespay.us/nyc

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19d

Republicans just pushed a resolution to "honor the life and legacy" of anti-LGBTQ+ rights leader and extremist Charlie Kirk.

Half of the Democrats voted in favor, including transgender representative Sarah McBride.

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KP @hagofbolding.bsky.social · 19d

The federal govt wants to rescind the Roadless Rule, which would open 45 million acres of public land for private interests - disrupting wildlife habitat, destroying carbon sinks, and imperiling outdoor recreation in the places we love

TODAY is the last day for public comment - file yours now!!

FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 20d

Last chance to protect the Roadless Rule! Comment period ends tomorrow. Submit a comment now.

tinyurl.com/3f439mf8

Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is initiating an environmental impact statement (EIS) and rulemaking concerning management of inventoried roadless areas on approximately 44.7 million acres of Natio...

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 20d

This is an agent of the US federal government, armed for live-fire combat against a modern army, slamming a passive and nonviolent female candidate for the US Congress into asphalt.

Then walking away without checking if she has injuries, with his identity concealed behind a black facemask.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 20d

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.

one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25d

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · Sep 9

.@miriamgershow.bsky.social discusses her novel CLOSER (@regalhouse.bsky.social) with @laurahulthenthomas.bsky.social necessaryfiction.com/interviews/p...

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